A stay from the stem of a boat to the end of the bowsprit used to counteract the upward pull of the forestay.

Used to confine the bowsprit down to the stem or cutwater.

Movement of a tractor, without trailer, over the highway.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

Bank of England. The central bank of the United Kingdom, similar to the Federal reserve in the United States and.

Wheeled under-carriage on which a container or chassis may be placed.

A set of wheels built specifically as rear wheels under the container.

A vessel or tank where heat produced from the combustion of fuels such as natural gas, fuel oil, or coal is used to generate hot water or steam for applications ranging from building space heating to electric power production or industrial process heat.

The water that is forced into a boiler to take the place of that which is evaporated in the generation of steam.

A unit of rate of water evaporation equal to the evaporation per hour of 34.5 pounds of water at a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit into steam at 212 degrees F.

The pressure of the steam or water in a boiler as measured; usually expressed in pounds per square inch gauge (psig).

The heating capacity of a steam boiler; expressed in Btu per hour (Btu/h), or horsepower, or pounds of steam per hour.

Steam generating units used aboard ship to provide steam for propulsion (and) for heating and other auxiliary purposes.

Temperature of equilibrium between the liquid and vapor phases of a substance at a given pressure.

A large solid post on a wharf or pier for securing mooring lines; the same when constructed on the deck of a ship.

An upright, wooden or iron post to which hawsers or mooring lines may be secured.

Bollinger bands, named after their founder John Bollinger, have been a popular method of.

The record obtained from a bolometer.

Instrument for measuring the intensity of radiant energy. Its principle is based on the variation of electrical resistance, with the incoming radiation, of one or both the metallic strips which the instrument comprises.

A piece of wood fitted in various places to act as a preventative to chafe.